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50 people arrested after national megaoperation

September 13, 2019 by Staff News Writer

Fiifty people were apprehended after the megaoperation of the Public Force carried out between Wednesday night and Thursday morning throughout the national territory. This was reported by the Press Department of the Ministry of Public Security (MSP).

Nearly 30 motorcycles were seized in conjunction with the Traffic Police for different infractions, including six stolen motorcycles, as well as 10 firearms and different doses of drugs such as ecstasy, crack, marijuana and cocaine.

We are going to keep conducting these police operations. Public Force in general every day is carrying out operational actions. What made a review of the operations and an approach of the resource to incur a more extensive time slot and use greater resources. Also coordinate with other police forces in the country,”

said the general director of the Public Force in a video.

crhoy.com

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